After a war, there is always a period of extremely pleasant leisure time. Mei Jielin slept for a long time and strolled to the kitchen to find something to eat other than nutritional supplements to satisfy her craving.
The captains' rooms were not far from each other. She ran into Weiyin after walking a few steps. Relying on years of tacit understanding, she determined the other's destination through eye contact and walked towards the kitchen together.
There were few people walking in the corridor. Some were on duty, some were assigned to work, and some were still sleeping.
Wein asked Metierin, "When will you leave?"
The 11th Rebel Army was destroyed, and naturally, the battle line was pushed forward a lot. Lu Fenghan had already made the assignment, and several captains each had a star field to lead a patrol.
One is to wipe out the remaining stray soldiers, and the other is to check the star map, such as where there are more particle storms, and where there are signs of activity on the stars. During the inspection, you can also adjust the deployment on the spot. It's not troublesome, but there are a lot of things.
"Let's find something to eat before we go. I'm almost going to die from drinking nutritional supplements every day." Mei Jie Lin's eyebrows were a little anxious. "Last night I was thinking whether I should ask the commander to ask if I can go to the Southern Cross area after my inspection, land there and breathe some pure natural air."
Wei Yin understood immediately: "You want to find a man to sleep with, right?"
Mei Jie Lin touched his nose and said confidently: "Going to the battlefield is too exhausting. Every nerve in my brain is tense. I need to relax! I need to rest! I need to release the pressure!"
Weiin didn't quite understand: "Let's stay in the gravity training room for two days?"
Mei Jie Lin curled her lips in disdain. She had her own aesthetic sense: "Too thick muscles will make me ugly and affect my visual aesthetics in bed. I am just right now."
As they were talking, the kitchen door slid open. Mei Jielin saw the scene inside clearly, stumbled, and rubbed her eyes subconsciously: "Did I forget to bring my glasses when I went out?"
Wei Yin was also shocked: "Why is the commander here? Did we take the wrong road and end up in the command room?"
Everyone on the command ship knew that Lu Fenghan had never pursued much quality in life. He would take nutritional supplements and nutritional pastes in turns from January 1st to December 30th. During this period, he was too lazy to even take a can of mashed potatoes to the kitchen to heat them up.
Mei Jielin murmured four words: "… It's really hell."
At this time, Pojun's voice suddenly sounded: "Excuse me, where did you see the ghost?"
Lu Fenghan comforted Pojun: "They are just joking, it's not a joke." After saying that, he turned his head to look at the two people standing at the door and pointed his finger upwards, "He is scared."
Meijielin was stunned for five seconds.
The commander-in-chief who appeared in the kitchen, and the one who was afraid of ghosts... Artificial intelligence
Wei Yin, on the other hand, didn't think there was anything wrong with it: "Po Jun is only half a year old, it's normal for him to be afraid of ghosts!"
He took a few more steps over and gossiped, "Commander, why are you in the kitchen?"
When he looked down again, he saw Lu Fenghan holding a sharp knife with a serious expression and a cautious look, carefully cutting the apple into the shape of a rabbit.
He had seen Lu Fenghan holding a gun and carrying a cannon, but he had never seen Lu Fenghan so virtuous and family-oriented!
Lu Fenghan didn’t think there was anything wrong with his behavior and explained: “Qi Yan feels a little unwell, prepare a plate of fruit for him.”
“Oh, oh, so that’s it…” Weiner suddenly remembered the scene of sitting on the thigh. He was anxious and wanted to ask something, but he couldn’t open his mouth for a long time.
After making a V-shaped cut on the skin and finishing the last two apple rabbits, Lu Fenghan asked, "Have you distributed the supplies you have recovered?"
Mei Jie Lin was tearing the chocolate wrapper and replied, "The division of the spoils must be ranked among the top three things to do after the war! It has been divided a long time ago. We got 60% and the rest went to the logistics department. The logistics department was probably working overtime to count the supplies last night, and the report should be delivered to you soon."
Space forces are never as romantic as imagined. After firing freely on the battlefield, they have to write reports honestly after leaving the battlefield, not to mention the frequency of rotation, rest shifts, and inventory of supplies. Especially after Leto fell and the Alliance military/political center moved collectively to Odin, everyone had a hard time, so material storage and management became extremely important.
This is also the reason why their eyes light up when they see the enemy supply ship.
Lu Fenghan asked a question and left the kitchen with the fruit plate, having developed a tacit understanding over the years.
Pojun opened the bedroom door, and as soon as Lu Fenghan walked in, he was met with Qi Yan's gaze.
Inexplicably, he felt that this look was a little aggrieved, as if he was pitifully asking, "Where have you been?" Lu Fenghan explained consciously, "I went to the kitchen."
As he said this, he placed the fruit plate on the small table beside Qi Yan's bed.
After taking the twice-reduced dosage in the morning, Qi Yan became weak and had no strength left, so Lu Fenghan held him in his arms and put him in bed.
At this moment, his eyes fell on the fruit plate, and his eye sockets widened slightly: "Is it... a little rabbit?"
"Well, aren't you tired of taking nutritional supplements every day? Try something different." Lu Fenghan fed a piece of apple dressed up as a rabbit to Qi Yan's mouth, and the other party opened his mouth obediently.
Seeing him eat it, Lu Fenghan stroked the hair on his forehead with his fingers.
Qi Yan trembled slightly.
Lu Fenghan raised his eyebrows: "Does it hurt?"
Avoiding Lu Fenghan's gaze, Qi Yan shook his head: "It doesn't hurt, it itches." He glanced at Lu Fenghan's fingertips, "There are calluses on your fingertips."
Knowing Qi Yan's sensitivity, Lu Fenghan stopped teasing him. After he finished the second piece, he whispered, "Qi Yan, I'm real. Are you sure?"
Qi Yan raised his eyes, his gaze was calm.
Or rather, Qi Yan's eyes have always been like this. Lu Fenghan didn't know if all people who were engaged in scientific research and spent their entire lives pursuing the truth were like this. Deep in their eyes, there was always a rare kind of innocence and focus, not caring too much about trivial matters and worldly affairs, and their eyes were always looking in a distant direction.
"Sure."
As Qi Yan answered, he understood Lu Fenghan's intention.
Cutting apple pieces into rabbits was something Lu Fenghan had never done before, and naturally it was not a part of his memory.
It's not fiction, it's reality.
The man in front of me really exists.
At this moment, a tiny crack appeared in Qi Yan's heart, and a kind of sadness dissipated slowly.
But because of the presence of this person beside me, this sadness was completely washed away by the long wind in the wilderness.
He remembered something: "Ye Pei invited me to eat spaghetti with mushroom sauce."
Knowing that Qi Yan was seeking confirmation, Lu Fenghan pinched his nose and said, "There is no mushroom sauce on the command ship. Only Turan Academy has it."
"I remembered it wrongly."
Lu Fenghan fed Qi Yan another piece of apple and said abruptly, "I'm very glad."
Qi Yan spoke vaguely: "What are you thankful for?"
Lu Fenghan said lightly: "I'm glad you're still willing to trust me."
Whether it was the acceptance of his approach, the dependence she showed in subtle ways, the permission for his kiss, or even the confirmation of the truth of her memory from him at this moment—
Lu Fenghan was extremely fortunate.
Qi Yan did not reject him or alienate him, and was willing to believe in him.
He was afraid that a high wall would be erected between them and he would never be able to get over it.
But no.
Even though he had brought so much pain to Qi Yan.
Even if the pain is severe, there is no fear.
Qi Yan swallowed the apple and said rationally: "Because no one knows when an accident will happen. You saved me."
"You're back."
After saying the last four words, Qi Yan subconsciously stopped and said hesitantly, "I seemed a little... happy just now?"
He was a little confused again, "I'm not sure if that feeling is happy or not."
Lu Fenghan brushed his lips with his fingers: "It's not a big deal, I'm sure." He naturally changed the subject, "What were you doing just now?"
"I mentioned to you yesterday that I have an idea to interfere with the frequency of the images transmitted by the Clairvoyance. I am trying it now. However, I am not sure about the frequency band decomposition of the expeditionary force. I want to ask Lorenz."
Lu Fenghan remembered the night Qi Yan had spent in Leto, and knew what he meant: "Go now?"
Qi Yan thought of the stack of maintenance application forms submitted by Mei Jielin and the others, "Will going now delay his work?"
"I guess Lorenz will be in a bad mood within this week. It won't make any difference whether we go now or in seven days. If we go to see him in seven days, Lorenz might have a higher chance of exploding." After Qi Yan got out of bed, Lu Fenghan put a coat on him and said, "Let's go. I'll go with you."
The technical department area is filled with a strong smell of coffee.
Ye Pei and Mondrian were taken by their seniors to repair the power system of Jiangling. The data inside was like an ocean. The two of them drifted in it all night and now each of them was holding a cup of espresso to survive.
Ye Pei hit his head and spoke weakly: "I'm already stupid. Which devil designed the power system? Is his brain structure different from ours? But now I understand why the minister hates Captain Mei Jielin and Captain Du Shang so much! The two of them are there to increase the workload without limit!"
Mondrian took a sip of coffee, the bitter taste stimulated his taste buds, and his mind became clearer. "I heard from my predecessors that the power system was designed by the people in the White Tower a hundred years ago. It has been upgraded every year, so the internal structure has become more and more complicated."
"It's the White Tower, 'for the continuation of mankind'." Reciting the White Tower's purpose, Ye Pei showed a look of longing -
This name is like a star in the sky for anyone engaged in scientific research.
The next second Ye Pei became depressed again. "I only remembered two-thirds of what the senior said just now. Let's find a time to compare and complete the notes. I think what I have learned today is more than what Professor Fu has said in a month!"
Mondrian agreed, and suddenly asked, "Do you think it looks like that?"
Ye Pei blinked, as if speaking in secret: "Do you think so too?"
The two looked at each other, knowing that the other understood what they were saying.
Mondrian added: "I heard from Lorenz that the commander-in-chief's surname is Lu."
Ye Pei pinched the handle of the cup with his fingers, leaned forward slightly, and spoke a little faster: "Do you also think that voice is very similar to Qi Yan's bodyguard? It was the sentence "All expeditionary forces assemble" yesterday. I remembered it as soon as I heard it!"
After saying that, Ye Pei sat back in his chair and overturned his previous guess: "How is that possible? The commander is the chief commander of the expeditionary force and the youngest brigadier general in the alliance. If it weren't for his age, he would have been promoted to major general based on his military exploits. It's impossible for him to be a bodyguard in Leto."
Mondrian held the almost empty coffee cup and felt that Ye Pei was right.
"Right, with so many people in the alliance, it's normal for their voices to be similar. The surname 'Lu' is not uncommon. Look, isn't General Lu Jun also surnamed Lu?" Ye Pei recalled the scene on the founding day. "But if we can meet again in the future, I should thank him in person."
At this time, there was a noise coming from the direction of the gate. Ye Pei and Mondrian looked over inadvertently and saw Qi Yan walking in.
She was about to get up when she discovered that there was someone following Qi Yan.
He is tall and has long legs, sharp facial features, and an intimidating aura. He stands half a step behind Qi Yan.
Ye Pei was very familiar with this scene. When she was at Turan College, she saw it almost every day.
Qi Yan and his bodyguards always go in and out together.
But this is the command ship of the expeditionary force.
Then, she saw the people from the technical department standing up one after another and saluting in standard military manner.
Ye Pei turned to Mondrian, his eyes wandering, and murmured: "Is it because I stayed up too late and I am hallucinating?"
Soon, Lorenz, who seemed to always be holding a cup of espresso, came out and said in a bad tone: "Is the Dingyuan broken?"
"No, I want to ask you about frequency band decomposition." Lu Fenghan saw the green shadow in front of Lorenz and thought that it was the right decision for Mei Jielin and Du Shang to go around the technical department.
His eyes turned precisely to Qi Yan. Lorenz was a little inquiring, but he could see that Lu Fenghan instinctively wanted to protect this person, so he retracted his gaze in just three seconds: "Let's talk in my studio."
Lorenz's studio was cluttered with things, and there were several writing boards in the corner, covered with various symbols and formulas.
Qi Yan paused and asked: "Are you studying the transformation of Laplace's formula?"
Lorenz followed his gaze and saw on the writing board the messy draft he had written a few days ago. It was completely disorganized, but he didn't expect Qi Yan to be able to see through it.
"That's right."
Qi Yan walked to the writing board and picked up the metal pen: "Do you mind if I write on it?"
Lorenz didn't care much about this: "Whatever."
Qi Yan then circled the lines of analysis on the handwriting board and wrote in the blank space, saying, "Everything before this is correct. Here we need to use the first breakpoint to get a hyperbolic quantity."
He wrote very quickly. In the studio, besides the white noise of the starship's operation, there was the sound of the metal pen hitting the writing board.
“… and then use the Straw test to extract the correct amount.”
Lorenz fixed his eyes on the writing board, his eyes burning: "How did you come up with the idea of using the first breakpoint?"
Qi Yan didn't know how to answer this question. He put the metal pen back to its original position and gave an answer that was not really an answer: "Only the first breakpoint can be used here. The second-level separation is wrong."
Lorenz read the prayer several times over.
He initially thought that Qi Yan was on the command ship because he saved Lu Fenghan's life in Leto, but now it seems that there is more to it than that.
A person who can easily find out where he went wrong in the Laplace formula transformation in a very short time and solve the problem that has been bothering him for half a month.
However, Lorenz did not ask any further questions and just thanked him seriously.
Qi Yan shook his head: "I hope you don't think I'm reckless."
During this time, Lu Fenghan leaned against the edge of the table with his back, standing lazily, waiting quietly by the side.
Until he heard Lorenz, who was often irritable due to lack of sleep and always had a bit of sarcasm in his eyes, ask Qi Yan: "Excuse me, do you have time today? I have a few questions I want to ask you."
Lu Fenghan's eyes were slightly stern, and he felt a sense of crisis.
He stood up straight and looked at Qi Yan, his voice was as gentle as always: "After asking about the frequency band decomposition, shall we go back?"
Qi Yan looked at Lorenz who was waiting for his answer, then turned to Lu Fenghan: "Okay."